Welcker v. Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists

As of today, the underserved community of south Georgia will have one less qualified psychologist to provide much-needed mental health services in this part of the state because this Court is affirming the licensing Board’s arbitrary and capricious interpretation of its own rules. Given the Board’s decision to grant waivers to other similarly situated applicants, the decision in Welcker’s case is unsustainable. Therefore, I must respectfully dissent.

The Board’s justification for denying Welcker a waiver rests on its erroneous interpretation of Ga. Comp. R. & Regs., r. 510-2-.04 (2004) (the…